إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
(74:18) He reflected and then hatched a scheme.
فَقُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ
(74:19) Ruin seize him, how did he hatch a scheme?
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ
(74:20) Again, ruin seize him, how did he hatch a scheme?
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
(74:21) He looked (at others);
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
(74:22) then frowned and scowled;
ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ
(74:23) then he retreated and waxed proud,
فَقَالَ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ يُؤۡثَرُ
(74:24) and said: “This (Qur'an) is merely a sorcery of yore;
إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوۡلُ ٱلۡبَشَرِ
(74:25) this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!”4
سَأُصۡلِيهِ سَقَرَ
(74:26) Him shall I soon roast in Hell.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
(74:27) And what do you know what Hell is?